Gaucho Group has announced they are closing all 22 of their Cau steakhouses nationwide - meaning their Tunbridge Wells restaurant will be no more.

The firm, which also owns the Gaucho chain of steakhouses, has fallen into administration and will close its Cau chain as part of a series of significant changes which will include closures and job losses.

It said all 22 Cau branches are to shut down as a result - impacting 540 workers.

Deloitte have been appointed as administrators - the same company managing Poundworld's demise - and they have said all workers have now been notified of the decision.

A statement on the Cau website read: "Please note that Cau Restaurants Limited in the UK have entered administration on July 19, 2018.

"Matthew David Smith and Robert James Harding of Deloitte LLP have been appointed as joint administrators.

"All UK Cau restaurants have now ceased trading."

Cau on Tunbridge Wells' Mount Pleasant Road in the town centre

The Gaucho Restaurant had previously partly blamed the decision to file for administration on the "underperformance at Cau" - prompting fears for the restaurant on Mount Pleasant.

It comes just after weeks of talks about a sale to new investors, with the restaurant entrepreneur Hugh Osmond among those who examined a potential deal.

On July 13, the restaurant needed to cover a £1 million tax bill in order to avoid administrators. But no deal was reached.

Joint administrator Matt Smith said that the core Gaucho business is trading well, but Cau is under-performing.

"We are taking steps to stabilise the business following our appointment and are now seeking expressions of interest in terms of a sale of the Gaucho business,” Deloitte said.

"We appreciate the support of the group’s colleagues and management team and other key stakeholders in achieving this aim."

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